Means for handling paving blocks or bricks.



, PATENTED MAY 2 190B. J. SHERIDAN. I MEANSEOR HANDLINGYPAVING BLOCKS 0R BRICKS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED NOV. 19. 1907.

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WITNESSES A llorney No. 888,662. PATENTED MAY 26 1908.

J. SHERIDAN. I

MEANS FOR HANDLING PAVING BLOCKS 0R BRICKS.

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JAMES SHERIDAN, OF FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEANS FOR HANDLING-PAVING IiLOCKS OR BRICKS.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application filed November 19, 1907. Serial No. 402,886.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns Snrsnnmn, ofv

Franklin, in the county of Vei'iango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Means for Handlin Paving Blocks or Bricks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use. the

- same.

My invention relates to improved means .for handling paving bricks or blocks and more particularly to improvements upon that for which Letters-Patent were granted to me on the 22nd.. day of September 1896, and designated by Number 568,147.

provide means whereby the blocks or bricks can be effectually. clamped within a carrying frame and quickly released therefrom when the frame and its contents are properly located on aioachbed.

A further object is to so construct the device that it can be readily utilized, not only I for placing I bricks or blocks in position on a road-bed, but also for conveying sald blocks One object of my present invention is to I or bricks in proper arrangement fondeposit- I ing in position on the roa'dbed, from a source 0 su ply.

A urther object is to bricks or blocksto be placed upon the roadbed, having means for clamping the blocks or bricks both endwise and sidewise, and to provide a holder for provide operating devices whereby all of the .clampingmeans can be manipulated sin1ultaneously or whereby the end clamping means can be operated without at the same time o crating the side clamping means, as desired? A further object is to dprovide simple and.

efficient means for gui in; the block ors bricks from the carrying frame onto the roadi bed.

A further object is to provide means whereby several superimposed tiers of blocks or bricks can be conveyed from a point of supply to a road-bed and deposited upon the latter, one tier at a time. i

. With these objects inview the invention consists in certain novel feature of construe-I t1o 11 and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

*QIn tlie accomp anying drawings, Figure 1 is aplan view, partly in sectioinillhstrating my through and rotatable in one of t other side of the frame vided near its ends with holes for the passage members of the frame 6. of thewedge-block 13 are guided by means improvements. 1 I Fig Zisa side view with the supplemental'frame or boX in place. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sec tional view, and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionalview. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view showing blocks or bricks clamped in the device and ready to be deposited upon a roadway.

1 represents a base comprising parallel bars 2, 2, and a conve'x'platform 3 secured to and connecting the intermediate portions of said bars. The ends of the platform are provided with recesses 4 and the bars 2 are made with recesses 5 at respective sides of the platform for purposes which will be hereinafter explained. v I

A frame 6 is located'upon the bars 2 and is prevented from lateral displacement thereon 'by means of lugs 7 upon said bars. Lon ithe adjacent end of the platform 3. The

outer face of the bar 11 is inclined or beveled and cooperating therewith, is a wedge bar or block 13. The adjacentend of the frame 6 is provided with a. slot 14 througli which 'a pin 15, secured to the movable wedge-block At one end O'flllO passes. This pin is connected, bymeans of a rod or link 16, with an operating lever 17 mounted loosely. upona rod 18 1e side A rod 19 is simiextends through the 6. The bar 11 is-promembers of the frame 6. larly mounted in and of the rods 18 and 19 and springs '20 located on said rods, bear at their respective'leii ds against the-bar 11 and lugs within the' side of pins 21 projecting from the bar 11 and entermg slots 22 in said wedge-block. When: the lever 17 is. moved in one direction the Wedge-block 13 will he slid longitudinally and operate to move the bar 11 inwardly a'gainstthe resistance of the springs 20 and cla mp-a-seriesof blocks or bricks between assing The movements said bar 11 and the lugs or blocks 12 thereon and a series of lugs or blocks 23-24 carried by the opposite end member of the frame 6. To look the parts in the position just described the operating lever 17 is provided with a detent 25 to engage a toothed segment 26 secured to the frame 6. The lugs or block 23 are made of greater length than the lugs or blocks 24; alternate with the latter and project into the notches 4 at the adjacent end of the platform 3. The lugs or blocks 23-'2 1 are provided with sockets to receive'pins 27 located within one end mem ber of the frame 6 and behind each lug or block 23-24, a spring 28 is located. From this construction and arrangement of arts it will be seen that when-a tier of brie s or blocks located upon the platform 3 is clamped longitudinally between the ends of the frame 6, one end of each row of bricks or blocks will engage a yielding lug or block (23 or 24) at one end of the frame and the other end of each row will be engaged by the bar 11 or one of the lugs 12 on the latter. The end bricks or blocks of the rows which engage the bar llatone end will engage the shorter yielding blocks 23 at the opposite end of the the bricks of frame while the alternate rows of bricks or blocks will be clamped between the lugs 12 and the longer yielding blocks 24, thus causs of one row to break-joint with the adjacent row. The yielding blocks 23-24 are maintained ing the brick in a proper upright position by means of pins 29 entering s ots 30 in said yielding blocks.

In order to clamp a tier of bricks transvprsely or sidewise within the frame 6, clamping bars or members 31 are hinged to the respective side members of said frame 6 and these clamping members 31 are moved inwardly to clamp the bricks in place by means oflcams or lugs 32 shafts l8 and 19. I Each rod or shaft, 18 and 1}), is provided with a crank-arm 33 and the crank arms on the respective rods are conniected by means of a rod 34. I A ,rod 35 is .pivotally connected at one end to the operat- 111g lever 17 and at the other end, said rod 35 is adapted for removable conn'ectionwithconnected one end of the rod 34. From this construction, it will be seen that when the rpd 35 is connected Withthe rod 34 and the operating lever 17 is operated, the Wedge block 13 Will be moved to effect the'clamping of the'bricks l gitudinally and at the same time, the shafts 18 and,1 9 will be partially rotated to chime their cams to engage the clamping members 31 and move the. latter to clamp the bricks transversely within the frame 6. Should it be desired to clamp the bricks endwise only, the connecting rod 35 will be dis from therod 34. When a tierof fbrricks shall have been clamped within the ame 6 the latter will be removed from the base'l andconveyed to the road-bed where arranged therein.

secured to the rods or.

, ll pon the latter in the same manner as the bricks are to be deposited and when in proper position over the road-bed the lever 17 will be operated to release the tier of bricks and permit them to descend upon the To properly guide the bricks as the drop from the frame 6 sair. frame 6 is provided at its sides and ends with depending guide-plates 36. For the same purpose the lugs 12 at one end of the frame and the lugs or blocks 24 at the other end of the frame are provided with depending guide fingers 37.

My improvements not only permit the proper placing of bricks or blocks in position on a road-bed, but also facilitate the conveying of the same from a car, wagon'orother source of supply.

dling the device, both in depositing a tier of bricks on a road-bed and for conveying the device, a suitable crane-may be employed to the road-bed,

For the purpose of han and connected by any desired means with the hooks 10. To increase the capacity'of the device,a box or auxiliary frame 42 may be located u 'on the frame 6 and provided with arms or ugs 38 to engage projections 39 on the frame 6 to prevent displacement of said auxiliary frame. In loading the device the frame 6 is placed a tier of bricks is placed in position on the platform 3 and clamped within the frame/6 in the manner hereinbefore described. The auxiliary frame may now be laced in position on the frame 6 and severe tiers .of bricks The whole may then be conveyed to position over the road-bed and the tier of bricks clamped within the. frame 6 de osited upon the latter. The bottomtier of lirieks in the auxiliary frame will then drop into position within the frame 6 and after having been clamped in the latter, the device can then be moved to a new osition over the road-bed and this tier of ricks de osited efore.

hese operations will. be repeated until all the tiers of bricks contained in the auxiliary frame shall have been deposited in position on the road-bed. The frame 6 with the ai1xiliary frame thereon may now be returned to the car or other source of S11 upon the base frame 1 (whi-c.

retained permanently at the ply) and again supplied with ricks as'before.

source 'of supseveral tiers of Strips 40 of asphalt or tar a pei -will pref erably be placed etween the ricks when the latter are placed in the frame, so that a more solid arch of brick will be formed. A' sheathing 41 of'tar or asphalt paper will also preferably be placed on the road-bed for the purpose of preventing the bricks from gathering sand in case the bricks should have to be moved to their places, after the frame is lifted from them.

When the source of supply is some distance from the road-bed the apparatus may be conply and placed latter may be i upon the bed-frame and= blocks or bricks, of a clamping device atone the combination with a frame, of means for a clamping blocks or bricksaherei'n transversely, means for clam ing the blocks or bricks longitudinally oft 1e frame ,operating -mechanism for each clamping means and means for detachably connecting said opeiating means. i I 1 3. In. apparatus of the character described, the combination with a frame to receive end and yielding engaging "devices for the blocks or bricks at the otherendof the frame.

4. In apparatus of the character described,

the combination with a frame to receive blbcks or br cks, and side clamps, of an end clarnp at one end of the frame, engaging means for blocks or bricks at the other end of the frame, means for operating the side clamps and the end clamps simultaneously.

5. In'an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a frame to re ceive blocks or bricks, engaging means for the blocks or bricks at one end of the frame, a

clamping device at the other end of the i frame, a wedge-bar for operating said clamp-- ing device, and means for operating the wedge-bar.

6. In apparatnsof the character, described, the combination of a frame to receive blocks and bricks, engaging means for blocks or bricks at one end of the frame, a spring pressed clamping'device at the other, end of the frame, a wedge-block for operating said clamping device, and lever mechanism for operating the wedge-block.

I 7. In apparatus of the character described,

the combination of a frame to receive blocks or bricks, engaging means for the blocks or bricks at one end of the frame, a spring pressed clamp at the other end of the frame,

:the com lination with a frame to receive a slidable Wedge-block for operating said clamp, an operating lover, a link connecting -said operating lever with the wedge block,

and means for'locking the operating lever,

8. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a frame to receive blocks 71' bricks, a series of yielding engaging-devices at one end of the frame and a clamp at the other end of the frame.

9. In a paratus of the character described,

blocks or bricks, of a series of spring pressed -.of the frame.

engaging devices at one end of the frame, said engaging devices being alternately of different lengths, a clamping bar at theother end of the.frame,'lugs or blocks on said clamping bar and means for operating the clamping bar 'to clamp the blocks or bricks between the same and the',lugs thereon and e the IYielding engaging means at the other end of t e frame.

scribed, the combination of a frame to re ceive blocks orv bricks, means for clamping 1 the'blocks or bricks in said frame, and guides depending from the. side and end members 11. In. apparatus of the ceive blocks or bricks and means for clamp ing the bricks and blocks in said frame, of an aiixiliary frame disposedupon said first mentioned frame to receive superimposed'tiers of bricks or blocks. p v a 12. In an apparatus of thecharacter de-' scribed, the combination with a frame and character described, the combination with a frame'tore- 10.. In apparatus 'of' the character de'' engaging devices at respective ends of said F frame, of guide-plates depending, from the side and end members of the. frame, and; guide fingers depending fromsaid' engaging devices. v t 13. In apparatus of the, character described, the combination'with a frame to receive blocks or bricks,- of a clamping bar at 'one end of the frame,-ilugs projecting from said clamping bar, guide fingers depending from said lugs, engagin blocks at the other I end of the frame, guire fingersv depending from said engaging blocks, shorter engaging blocks alternating With the' first mentioned engaging blocks, and guide plates depending from the side and end members of the frame;

14. In apparatus of the character described, tbe combination. with a frame to receive blocks or bricks, of clamping bars attached to the side, members of 'the'frame, rods or shafts mounted in said side members of the frame and carrying lugs or cams to engage said clamping bars, crank-arms onsaid rods or shafts, a rod connecting said crank -arms, aclamping device at one end of the frame engaging means for blocks or bricks at the other end of the frame, a lever mounted on one of said rods or shafts and. con-t nected-with the clamping device at the end of the frame, and a rod connected at one end to said lever and removably connected at the other endwith said first mentioned pitman,

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib ing Witnesses.

JAMES SHERIDAN. Witnessesz i A. H. MoDOWE L, 

